Winter Skin Relief: Everything You Need In Your Skincare Routine

You know it’s winter when your skin literally starts to dry out!

Not that regular dryness which goes away if you drink some water or slap on a cream. It’s the kind of dryness that’s persistent, prickly and rather problematic. Excuse the alliteration, if you must, but you get the point, right? When your skin starts to feel tight, painfully stretching and/or flaky, you know it’s cold enough to warrant an upgrade in your skincare routine.

That’s the thing about winter. You’ve got to strengthen your skincare regime if you’d like to protect your skin barrier and prevent early signs of ageing. Whether you’ve got dry skin or a combination one. Even people with oily skin start to feel a bit dry (in a not so good way) this time of the year. Winter gods aren’t kind on our skin, so we need to make sure we’re doing enough and more to fight the cold.

What to do, you’re wondering? Keep reading, in that case.

Winter Skin Relief: Your Guide To Prepping Your Skin

Exfoliate Dead Skin

You know what gets accumulated on your face during winter? Dead skin cells that were once dry flakes and have since found home in your skin. And they need to be removed so that your skin barrier is cleansed thoroughly and newer cells can shine with ease. Your regular face wash can’t do it – it's designed to cleanse your facial skin’s surface. Hence the need of a good exfoliator to do the needful.

Esquire Tip: Use an exfoliator twice or thrice (depending on your skin type) a week, preferably in the evening and give your skin the breath of fresh air it desperately needs.

Gunam Daily Liquid Exfoliant

₹2,200 (100ml)

Dermalogica Daily Milkfoliant Vegan Face Scrub

₹5,200 (74gm)

Repair your skin barrier

Now that dead skin cells have been removed, it’s time to address damage caused by sun’s UV rays, pollution, dirt and dryness caused due to cold weather. Your skin barrier takes all the beating, basically, and it needs to be addressed, nourished and strengthened right away. And a good serum designed for all these things is all you need for it!

Murad Cellular Hydration Repair Serum

₹6,700 (30ml)

Dr.Jart+ Cicapair Intensive Soothing Repair Serum

₹3,800 (30ml) 

Nourish & Moisturise

It’s cold out there and it’s leaving your skin feeling dry and flaky – how can we not need a good moisturiser, right? Think of it as that tall glass of water your skin is craving for, for it’s been parched for far too long.

Esquire Tip: During winters, use a thicker than usual moisturiser, even for oily skin, for your facial skin needs more moisturiser as compared to warmer weather conditions.

Farmacy Honey Halo Ultra-Hydrating Ceramide Moisturizer

₹4,975 (50ml)

Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask

₹5,200 (74gm)

Protect with sunscreen

Lastly, you don’t want further damage, right? Then use a sunscreen every day, and as I always say, then use some more. There’s no such thing as too much sunscreen. Even if it’s cloudy outside or you’re spending all your time indoors.

Esquire Tip: Enough studies suggest that even your gadgets (phone, laptop, ipads, etc.) can damage your skin, which is why sunscreen is paramount even when you’re indoors.

La Roche-Posay Anthelios UVMUNE400 Invisible Fluid SPF50+

₹1,400 (50ml)

d'you Unkissed Serum Capsule Sunscreen SPF 70+

₹2,200 (50ml)